Friday, April 10

Black student leaders demand support from UCSA following conference

Black student leaders said they think their concerns were ignored at a recent University of California Student Association conference and are calling on the association to better support black students across the UC. Read more...

Photo: Several student leaders have called on the University of California Student Association to provide more funding for black student groups and support to addressing discrimination against black students. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Fire breaks outs in Bel-Air home, visible from Janss Steps

This story was updated Feb. 8 at 9:15 p.m. A fire that broke out in a Bel-Air home near campus was partially contained Thursday evening. Firefighters reduced the flames of an attic fire in a large two-story home at 10835 W. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Fire Department is working to contain a fire in a large two-story home in Bel-Air. The fire is about one mile from campus and flames from the fire were visible from Janss Steps. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)




UCLA researchers study effects of traumatic events on depression

UCLA researchers have found that activity in two regions in the brain, along with social support, may lessen symptoms of depression following a traumatic event. In a paper published Monday, researchers at the Staglin IMHRO Center for Cognitive Neuroscience examined and compared a group of individuals who said they were disturbed by the 2016 presidential election with another group who said they were unaffected. Read more...

Photo: Researchers at the Staglin Center for cognitive neuroscience examined and compared a group of individuals who said they were disturbed by the 2016 presidential election. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Alumna awarded Medal of Courage for aiding victims of Las Vegas shooting

Brittany Speer and her family visited Las Vegas in October expecting to attend a country music concert. Instead, they found themselves in the midst of an unrelenting hail of gunfire. Read more...

Photo: Brittany Speer, a UCLA emergency medical technician and UCLA alumna, received the Medal of Honor for treating victims during an October shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)